Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Moreover, No. 56, which is the plain-clothes allowance for superintendents and chief superintendents, is €14.68 per week or €763 per annum. In other words, they get €160 more per year than does the poor lad who is out chasing the lads at all hours of the night. Why do the higher-ups get paid better money for better clothes when they are wearing plain clothes?